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GLOVE l Filed July 28, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet v2 ,4 7' TOP/Mfr Patented May23, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT yOFFICE GLOVE George H. Wheadon,Johnstown, N. Y. Application July 28, 1939, Serial No. 287,023

4 Claims. (Cl. 215) My invention more particularly relates to a glove soformed that the lingers and the thumb and particularly the ends thereofconform better to the fingers and thumb and provide a better fit thangloves which have heretofore been made.

In the usual glove the fingers and thumb of the glove are commonlyprovided with a seamwhich is positioned over the pad at the tip of thefinger or thumb where it engages articles that are grasped and makes itdiflicult to pick up or otherwise handle such articles, and the tips ofthe lingers and the thumb are ill-fitting and uncomfortable. Theforegoing feature is further objectionable in that the said seam, atleast the portion thereof that thus contacts objects, wears outprematurely.

The principal object of my invention is a glove in which the foregoingdifficulty is overcome by providing palm portions both for the lingersand the thumb, and particularly for the latter, which are longer thanthe back portions of the corresponding members.

Other objects of my invention will `appear in the description and thenovel features thereof Will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

My invention will best be understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a glove blank from which theglove embodying my invention is formed;

Fig. 2 is a similar View showing` the back of the glove folded over thepalm thereof;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan View of a fourchette for a finger;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan View illustrating `a portion of the gloveand the associated thumb;

Fig. 5 is a plan View of an insert for the thumb of the gloveillustrated in Fig. 7 and having a quirk-shaped member that is fittedinto a slit in the palm of the glove; y

Fig. 6 is an insert on the opposite side of the thumb of the gloveillustrated in Fig. 7;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary plan View of the palm side of a glove embodyingmy invention;

Fig. 8 is a plan View of a modified form of a blank for an old Englishthumb which embodies my invention;

Fig. 9 is a plan View of a portion of the palm of a glove to which isattached a modified form of an old English thumb embodying my invention;

Fig. 10 is a plan view ofa fragmentary portion of the palm of a glove,the back of the thumb being formed from the blank illustrated in Fig. S;

Fig. 11 is a plan view of a further modified form of a thumb blankembodying my invention; Fig. 12 is a plan view of a fragmentary portionof the palm of a glove to which is attached a thumb embodying the blankshown in Fig. 11, and illustrating the end of the palm portion of thethumb turned rearwardly, and y Fig. 13 is a plan View of the gloveillustrated in Fig. 12 with the thumb turned inwardly and the tip of theback of the thumbl unstitched to the palm thereof.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be noted that the backportions of each of the lingers I0, |0I, |02 and |03 are somewhatshorter than the associated palm portions Illa, IDIa, I02a and. I03a intheir unstitched conditions. While not limited to such dimensions, theback portions of the two middlengers of an ordinary mans glove may beabout 1/4 of an inch shorter than the associated palm portions while theback portions of the rst and little fingers may be abouty le of an inchshorter than the associated palm portions. It will be seen, therefore,that when the back portion of the glove is folded over the palm portionI2 thereof, as illustrated in Fig. 2, that the palm portions |0a, |0|a,|02a and I03a of the lingers extend outwardly beyond the correspondingback portions I0, |0|, I 02 and |03 of the lingers. Prior to the foldingoperation, a gouge I3 is formed in the blank along the parallel lines I4of the form shown in Fig. 1 leaving a portion I5 which is integral withthe palm I2 of the glove and which forms the palm oi the thumb, a slitI6 being provided between the portion I5 and the palm of the glove. Thethumb, in the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, may be a longthumb type of glove, both the palm and the back portion of the thumbextending to the edge of the glove cuff. The back portion of the thumbis indicated in Fig. 7 at I'I.

An insert indicated at I8 is provided with a quirk-shaped member I9which is received within the slit I6 and the edges of which are sewed tothe palm of the glove and to the palm and baci: portions of the thumb asindicated in Fig. 7. The opposite side of the thumb is closed by aninsert 20 the edges of one end of which are preferably substantiallyparallel along a portion thereof as at 2| and the free end of which iscurved as at 22 to the substantially straight edge .3. The portion 8| ofthe insert I8 extends along the thumb between the palm and back portionsat one side while the insert 20 extends along the opposite side of thethumb, the insert preferably being provided with an angular projection24 which fits into the recess formed between the palm portion of thethumb and the back portion of the glove. The inserts |18 and 2l)illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 are fully described in my application Ser.No. 264,510 which was filed in the Patent Oice March 28, 1939, to whichreference may be made for a 'fuller description thereof.

Fig. 3 illustrates a fourchette for a glove finger which issubstantially straight along one edge as at 25 and which is sewed to anedge of the back portion of a glove finger, the opposite edge of thefourchette being parallel with the opposite edge along the main portionthereof and curved at its end as at 26 around the tip of the finger tothe point 2l which is disposed at approximately the position of the nailof the finger on which the glove is placed.

In Fig. 4 is illustrated the back portion of the thumb lyingv againstthe palm portion thereof, the palm portion extending somewhat beyond theback portion as indicated.

Fig. 5 is a plan View of an insert including a quirk-shaped member;

Fig. 6 is a plan View of a second insert;

Fig. '7 is a plan view of a glove including a thumb 'embodying myinvention;

In Figs.r8 to 13 inclusive is illustrated a modified form of an oldEnglish thumb, the palm portion I5 of which may be essentially the same:as that illustrated in Figs. 1, 7, and 12. The blank for the backportion of the thumb is indicated at 28 and is provided with a portion29 which is wider than the palm portion of the thumb illustrated inFigs. 1, '7, 10 and 12 and extends over the thumb of the hand and issewed at its edges to the edges of the palm portion of the thumb, and isalso provided with a quirk-shaped member I9 which is received in andsewed along its edges to the palms of the hand and of the thumb as inthe case of the long thumb. The palm portion l5 of the thumb extendsbeyond the tip of the back portion so that the end thereof curves aroundto the free end of the back of the: thumb as indicated in Figs. 10 and12.

The blank illustrated in Fig. 11 is similar to that illustrated in Fig.8 but is provided at its free end with an intermediate member 3G) whichoverliesthe thumb nail and with two angular members 3! which are sewedat their edges to the intermediate member 30 to form seams 32 asindicated in Figs. l2 and 13, thereby further improving the fit of thetip of the thumb.

By making the palm portions of the fingers and of the thumb longer thanthe back portions thereof, the tips of the palm portions of the fingersandof the thumb are caused to curve at their ends outwardly towards theback portion of the fingers and of the thumb in such a way that theseams at the ends of the fingers and the thumb are positioned adjacentthe ends of the finger nails and of the thumb nail, respectively,thereby avoiding the usual arrangement in which the fingers and thumbnails of the hand engage the palm portions of the fingers and thumb ofthe glove thereby avoiding the usual discomfort and wear which isoccasioned by the thumb nail engaging the palm portions ofthe fingersand thumb of the glove. In the usual form of glove, the wear comes onthe seam in the finger and in the thumb while in accordance with myinvention the wear comes on the leather.

Fourchettes are thus interposed between the palm portion and the backportion of said thumb, said fourchettes each being substantiallystraight along one edge and tapered near the end along the other edge,said palm portion, back portion and fourchettes being seamed at theiredges and terminating at the end of the portion over the thumb nail.

The result of the improvements embodying my invention is that the frontof the fingers and thumbs of the gloves conform tol the natural shapeand slant of the fingers and thumbs of the wearer and provides a betterfeeling and a better fitting glove. The seams at the tip come near theback of the tip of the fingers or the thumb of the wearer instead ofnear the middle of the tip. The seams are out of the way and do notinterfere when the hand is used and wear does not come on the seams.

While I have illustrated my invention in a mans glove, it willbe'understood that it is equally applicable to ladies gloves.

While I have described my invention in its preferred embodiment, it isto be understood that the words which I have used are words ofdescription and not of limitation. Hence, changes within the purview ofthe appended claims may be made without departing from the true scopeand spirit of my invention in its broader aspects.

What I claim is:

1. In a glove, a palm portion and a back portion, a two piece thumbcomprising a palm portion and a back portion, the palm portion of saidthumb extending forwardly further than said back portion thereof intheir unstitched condition, the palm portion of said thumb being turnedrearwardly at its end and stitched to the end of said back portion ofsaid thumb, the palm portion of said glove being provided with a slitadjacent said thumb, a first insert disposed between said palm portionand said back portion of said thumb and seamed to the edges thereof andalso provided with a quirk shaped member attached at its edges to theedges of the material defining said slit, and also provided with asecond insert attached to the opposite side of said thumb from saidfirst insert and provided with a laterally extending projection locatedadjacent to the crotch formed between the palm of said thumb and thepalm of said glove, both of said inserts serving as fourchettes for theupper portion of the thumb.

2. In a glove, a thumb comprising a palm portion and a back portion,said palm portion ex- .tending forwardly further than said back portionin their unstitched condition, the palm portion of said thumb beingturned rearwardly at its end and stitched to the end of the back portionthereof, fourchettes interposed between the palm portion and the backportion of said thumb, said fourchettes each being substantiallystraight along one edge and tapered near the end along the other edge,said palm portion, back portion and fourchettes being seamed at theiredges terminating at the end of the portion over the thumb nail.

3. In a glove comprising a palm portion and a back portion, a two piecethumb comprising a palm portion and a back portion, the palm portion ofsaid thumb being integral with the palm portion of said glove andnarrower and longer than theback portion of said thumb thereby extendingforwardly further than the back portion of said thumb in its unstitchedcondition and bringing the seam at the tip of the thumb along the tip ofthe nail thereby improving the fit and wearing qualities of the thumb atthe tip thereof.

4. In a glove, a nger comprising a palm portion and a back portion; saidpalm portion extending forwardly further than the back portion in theirunstitched condition; fourchettes positioned between said palm and backportion, and seams securing said fourchettes and said :palm

and back portions together; the seams securing 10 said fourchettes tosaid back portion being substantially straight, the seams securing saidfourchettes to said palm portion being curved towards said back portionnear the tips of the ngers, and a seam at the tip of the finger beingpositioned substantially at the tip of the finger nail when said gloveis Worn; whereby tting and wearing qualities of the glove at the iingerend are improved.

GEORGE H. WHEADON.

